Traversing mechanism



Patented Allg 3, 1926., l S

UTE Svrllilgi EFME.

THOMAS A. CONLON, OF SILVER SPRNG, li-IARYLAITD.

TRAVERSING MECHANISM.

Application lcd February 17, 1926. Serial No. $3,959.

(GRANTED UNDER 'Ii-iii Ac'r or MARCH 3, 1883; 22 STAT. L. 625.)

The invention described herein may be 'forward of the pintle 7 so that as a coir 55 used by the Government, or any of its othsequence there is present a tendency of the eers or employees in prosecution of work for top ca riage to drag on the bottom carriage. the Government, or by any other person in To facilitate traversing ot the top carriage, the United States, wit-hout payment to me clearance is maintained between it and the of any royalty thereon, in accordance with bottoni carriage by means of a plurality of 60 the act of March 3, 1883. Belleville springs 9 interposed between the This invention relates to a traversing bottom carriage and the roller race and mechanism especially applicable for guns. mounted on fixed studs l0. lt has been 10 In those types of guns wherein the center found in practice that better results are of gravity or" the piece is located forwardly obtained when the Belleville springs 9 are G5 or' the center or" rotation considerable diffisuitably spaced according to requirements, culty has been experienced in traversing the but l d o not limit the invention to such a gun. ln addition, if the carriage wheels are disposition of the springs as excellent rel5 out of level the load on the traversing hand siilts are also obtained by a closer arrangewheel is excessive. nient. 7o

The principal object of the present inven- .By this construction, a proper clearance tion is to provide a traversing mechanism will always be maintained between the top for gung of the c@beve Character in which and bot-tom carriages irrespective of the disclearance is maintained between the top and placement of the center of' gravity on clebottoin ca rriage during traversing and ration of the gun or the level of the mount. 75 which upon iiring will transmit the load Upon riiigl the springs 9 .are deflected directly t() the bgttonl Calfjag@ These C011- llCl lille lOLCl 1S illlllSIIlltlGCl CllI'GCtly t0 the ditions are made to obtain through wide bOtOm Carriage. variations in limits oi" elevation by provid- While iii the foregoing there has been il p ing between the carriages e Circular entliistrated and described such combination 5" friction bearing which is supported pretand arrangement et elements as constitute embly by Belleville Spyings, thel preierred embodiment of my invention, To these and other ende7 my invention it is nevertheless desired to emphasize the (3011515135. in the Construction, arrangement, 'icflC/ tjilt llltelplettloll O til@ lllvelitlOIl and combination of elements, described here- Should `only be conclusive when made in the S5 inafter and pointed out in the claims :tormlight 0f the Subl'GlDed Claims. ing a part of this specication. Cl-Llm A practical embodiment of the invention l- A UmuD-i3 OY Elms mfhlflmg a bOltOm is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, Carriage, H QilOletoli Carriage7 a circuvfbeyejn; lar anti-friction bearing interposed between 90 Fig. l is a fragmentary longitudinal secill@ Crllges: a Plulality 0f Slaced Belletional view showing a gun mount equipped Ville Springs supporting the bearing for noi'- with a traversing mechanism constructed in Emily llill'lrlilg Clearance between the cariO wcorlauce with tbe inventlen; riages but adapted to bel deliected on firing Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the so that the load may be transmitted directly 9: bottom carriage with the bearing partly to the bot-tom carriage, and studs ormountbroken away; and ing the springs.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line Q. A mount for guns including a bottom 3 3 of Fig. 2. carriage, a rotatable top carriage, a circuleierriiig to the drawings by numerals of lar anti-friction bearing interposed between No reference: the carriages, and a plurality of spaced There is shown mount which includes a lelleville springs supporting the bearing iXed bottom carriage 5 on which is rotatably for normally maintaining clearance between 59 mounted by means of a circular antiricthe carriages but adapted to be deflected w' F tion bearing 6 a top carriage 7 in which is on liring so that the load may be transmitted trunnioned a gun 8. ln the presentindirectly to the bottom carriage.

stance the center or' gravity of the gun, at 3. A mount Jor guns including a bottom all angles within its range of elevation, is carriage, a rotatable top carriage, a circular anti-friction bearinh interpoeetl between the carriages, and a plurality of Belleville springs eupportingl the bearing;l norinally rimintainine` clearance between tbe Carriages but adapted to be deflected on firing' so that the load may be transmitted directly to' the bottoni carriage.

4. A. mount .for guns including a bottoni carriage, a rotatabie top carriage, an anti- `friction bearing interposed between tbe earriages and resilient means supporting the bearing` for normally maintaining clearance between the earriages but adapted to be cleleeted on firing so that the load may be transmit-ted directly to the bottom carriage.

A inou'nt including; a bottom carriage, a rotatable top carriage, an anti-friction bearing interposed between the carriages, and resilient means supporting the bearing riages during rotation of the to carriage.

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